#a998ae

Color #a998ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a998ae

RGB

rgb(169, 152, 174)

HSL

hsl(286.4, 12%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.4, 12.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.92, 10.37, -9.16)

LCH

lch(64.92, 13.84, 318.55)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.037, 318.51)

HWB

hwb(286.4, 59.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dae98

Analogous

#9e98ae

#a998ae

#ae98a8

Triadic

#a998ae

#aea998

#98aea9

Split-complementary

#a998ae

#a8ae98

#98ae9e

Tetradic

#a998ae

#ae989d

#9dae98

#98aea9

Square

#a998ae

#ae9e98

#9dae98

#98a8ae

Shades

Color #a998ae mixed toward black.

#907996

#74607a

#57485b

#3a303d

#1d181e

Tints

Color #a998ae mixed toward white.

#b7a9bb

#c6bac9

#d4cbd6

#e2dde4

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a998ae mixed toward gray.

#a89aac

#a79caa

#a69da8

#a59fa7

#a4a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a8 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#a8a5a4 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a998ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a998ae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a998ae (#a998ae) is rgb(169, 152, 174) in RGB.

No, #a998ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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